Manila (AFP) - Human rights activists in the Philippines expressed outrage Tuesday at a mayor who told a parliamentary inquiry he would happily murder an alleged criminal, warning his threat fuelled the country's infamous culture of impunity.
Rodrigo Duterte, a tough-talking politician nicknamed "The Punisher" , issued the warning in the Senate Monday to a businessman being investigated for allegedly controlling a major rice smuggling cartel.
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